DOJ committed to ensuring due process, fair hearing

MANILA: Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday said his office would give a fair treatment to all parties undergoing legal proceedings in the Department of Justice (DOJ) and provide justice for all concerned.

It is ‘important to emphasiz…

28.8-K Antique Pantawid beneficiaries to undergo reassessment

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will reassess the 28,800 households enrolled with the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Antique to know their level of well-being and if they could already gra…

Agri losses in El Niño-affected areas reach P150M

MANILA: The total damage and losses to farms in Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula due to El Niño has reached PHP151.3 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Thursday.

In its latest El Niño advisory, the DA-Disaster Risk Reduction …

PH to access advanced air quality monitoring tools via NASA mission

MANILA: The mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to test air quality through international collaborative efforts will help the Philippines gain access to advanced air quality monitoring techniques to study and fight poll…

Lion, dragon dances spice up Chinese New Year event in Tuguegarao

TUGUEGARAO: Strutting their stuff in their colorful attires, performers of lion and dragon dances wowed the crowd with their performances as they celebrated early Chinese New Year in a mall here on Wednesday evening.

Student performers swayed like re…

Non-performing loan ratio at 3.23% in December

MANILA: The proportion of non-performing loans (NPLs) of Philippine banks to their total loans settled at 3.23 percent as of end-December last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

Data released by the BSP on Thursday showed that the NPL …

Comelec expands ‘Register Anywhere’ project in E. Visayas provinces

TACLOBAN: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) would expand its “Register Anywhere Project (RAP)” in six capital towns and cities in Eastern Visayas to encourage more voters to register for the 2025 midterm polls.

Speaking to reporters, Comelec East…